NEWTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: N. GRANESE & SONS, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of N. GRANESE & SONS, INC in COMMONWEALTH AVE AND TEMPLE STREET, NEWTON, MA 02458 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339222408.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- N. GRANESE & SONS, INC
- Site address
- COMMONWEALTH AVE AND TEMPLE STREET
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02458
- Mailing
- 59 JEFFERSON AVE, SALEM, MA 01970
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: (a) Location - Commonwealth Ave and Temple Street, Newton, MA: On or about 7/19/13, employees were exposed to lacerations when the employer failed to ensure employees were using a portable gas chainsaw correctly.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1500
- · Z (S) $2520
1926.95 A
- Issued
- Oct 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition: (a) Location - Commonwealth Ave and Temple Street: On or about 7/19/13, the employer failed to ensure employees were using personal protective equipment (lower extremity protection- Chaps) while working with equipment that would cause laceration injuries.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1500
- · Z (S) $2520
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339222408.
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